About Informatics Academy

The Informatics Academy has been institutionalized to ensure that its award, bearing the quality assurance mark, will be recognised and accepted by employers and universities for employment and transfer credit respectively.

The Informatics Academic Governance is the backbone on which the quality of our awards is judged. Collectively, the Academic Council interacts with the International Advisory Panel and thereby empowers Examination Council and Examination Board the authority to grant the Informatics Academy awards.

Represented by a group of respected and experienced academic leaders drawn from universities in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America, each member of the International Advisory Panel brings with them a wide range of educational leadership and management experience. The Academic Council is responsible for the academic affairs for Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Institute of Business, Finance and Management, Institute of Engineering and Institute of Knowledge Economy.

You can get more information about the Informatics Academy from the following link: http://www.informaticsgroup.com/ia

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About NCC Education

Originally part of the National Computing Centre, NCC Education started offering IT qualifications in 1976 and from 1997 developed its Higher Education portfolio to include Foundation and Business programmes. With Accredited Partners in over 45 countries, five International Offices and Academic Managers worldwide, NCC Education employs the latest technologies for learning, assessment and support.

NCC Education qualifications range from ICT for schools to the International Degree Pathway in Business or IT. The programmes are recognised by universities, professional bodies and employers. Learners are able to upgrade their skills on professional development modular programmes or complete their University Degrees and Masters in their home country or in the UK.

Visit NCC Education official website: http://www.nccedu.com/

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About EC Council

EC Council, based in the US , is the world's leading provider of cerftification in cybersecurity in 60 countries. The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member driven international organization of academicians, industry practitioners from the e-Business domain. Members include practitioners from all levels of various fields and in a broad range of industries. EC -Council has certified individuals from world class institutions like the FBI,CIA, US Marine , US Air force, US Army , Singapore Police Force, Maritime and many reputable organisations.
EC Council provides professional certification and facilitates peer interaction to build and enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members, EC -Council offers several options for aspiring and practicing Electronic Commerce professionals to internalize and draw on skills identified as essential web industry standard for Electronic Commerce.

About the Programme

The programme is designed to provide students a comprehensive and practical exposure in networking and cybersecurity. With the introduction of network manangement, wireless communications technology. computer hacking and forensic concepts and hands-on lab exercises of real life sceBenarios, the main focus of the course is the application of this knowledge to the current and future IT network and cybersecurity environment.

Benefits

- This Course is created in collaboration with EC Council.

- Students can obtain three certificate of achievements from EC Council after completing the IDNC & IADNC.

Completion of Diploma in Networks and Cybersecurity programme

1.Certificate of Network Security Foundations

Completion of Advanced Diploma in Networks and Cybersecurity Programme

2.Certificate of Ethical Hacking Foundations
3.Certificate of Computer Forensic Foundations

Career Prospects

• Network Manager
• Network Specialist
• IT Security Specialist
• Computer Operations Network Manager
• Network and Computer Systems Administrator
• Network Systems and Data Communications Analyst

Recognition

The International Diploma in Networks & Cybersecurity is jointly awarded by Informatics Academy.
The main objective to institutionalise an international tertiary education awarding body is to confer you awards that are of the highest academic quality. Informatics Academy ensures its award, bearing the quality assurance mark, will be recognised and accepted by employers and universities for employment and transfer credit respectively.
You will receive an international tertiary qualification awarded by an independent awarding body, which has its location in the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore. This certification will not only be equivalent to that awarded by any tertiary institutions, but seeks to offer international recognition both in terms of credit transfer and employment opportunities.

Programme Structure

C2002 Software Engineering
This unit aims to build a broad-based foundation of the software aspects of computing environments. It also provides an understanding of software engineering approaches. Topics covered include: Principles of software engineering, Software life cycle, Formal methods and Software Quality Assurance Techniques.

C2005 Object-Oriented Programming in Java
The main objective of this module is to introduce the students the basic concepts of Object Oriented Programming. The module begins with an introduction to the programming languages, proceeds with the evolution of programming languages and then explains the features of Object Oriented Programming. At the end of this module the student is expected to know what is object-oriented programming, the advantages of Object Oriented Programming over the other conventional procedural languages and how we can achieve the OOP through Java.

C2039 Networks and the Internet
The goal of this introductory course is to help students cope with the revolution by providing a conceptual understanding of standard technologies used today in networking for computer communications. This course is structured along the lines of the four layers Arpanet communication architecture: Application, Transport, Network and Physical.

C2069 Distributed Database Systems
This module covers distributed database management systems (DBMS) within the framework of distributed data processing in general. It will also include the relationship of distributed DBMS with the new networking technologies, query processing/optimization techniques employed in commercial systems, advanced transaction models, parallel DBMS and distributed object DBMS. Students will also learn techniques such as data warehousing and mobile DBMS.

C2068 E-Commerce Technology
Students will learn to analyze and design e-business sites. The module will cover how servers interact to implement e-business functions and the various elements that comprise the IT infrastructure needed to support e-businesses. The different protocols such as SSL, SET, TCP/IP, FTP and their functions in e-business will be discussed. Students will ultimately be able to plan, implement, consider hardware and software, and devise security features required for setting up enterprise level e-business network.

C2024 Advanced Networking
The syllabus covers two main aspects in advanced networking. The first covers Networking Technologies, where the basic concepts of data communications, networking and connectivity are covered, while the second covers network installation and configuration.

C2066 Principles of Computer Forensic Investigations
This module introduces to students the foundation of computer hacking forensic investigation, looking into the processes and tools used by computer forensic and investigation professionals. Students will experience hands-on practice in using the computer forensic tools and writing of investigation reports.

C2067 Principles of Ethical Hacking
This module introduces to students the concepts of ethical hacking, looking into the hacking of web servers, viruses, worms and physical security. Students will have hands-on practice in system hacking and web server hacking.

Programme Duration

12 months and up to a maximum of 36 months

Advancement Pathway

Assessment Structure

Each unit will contain its own assessment. The assessment may take the form of an assignment and/or test and written examination. Project units are 100% non-examination based.
In order to be awarded the Diploma or Advanced Diploma, candidates will have to achieve an overall pass of 40% for Year 1 and Year 2 on all the written examinations, assignments and project required by the course.

Candidates must also achieve a minimum of 90% attendance for full-time students and 80% attendance for part-time students.

Entry Requirements

A good working knowledge of both spoken and written English is vital.
Students accepted for entry to this course will possess one of the following:
- Students with other IT diplomas are to complete the following modules: C1046 Wireless & Communications Technology, C1035 Network Essentials, C1053 Principles of Network Security (EC Council Module)

-Other equivalent qualifications deemed suitable by Informatics Higher Education, Global Business Unit.

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